Cover Stories
$12/hr
Zack Thiesen has worked minimum wage jobs since he was a teenager. The thin 29 year old, with large sideburns and dark hair tucked behind his ears, says he’s installed sprinkler heads, shoveled rocks, served drinks — he’s now worked at Los Bagels in Old Town Eureka for over a year, taking weekend shifts to…
McKinleyville Arts Night
A celebration of local art and artists, music, food and fun. McKinleyville Arts Night is open for all McKinleyville businesses to display work from local artists on the third Friday of each month. For more information, call 834-6460 or visit www.mckinleyvilleartsnight.com. CALIFORNIA REDWOOD COAST AIRPORT 3561 Boeing Ave. “Women’s Work,” art by Elizabeth Berrien, Lynn…
Update to Two Homicides Investigated: Victim ID’d
Partially skeletonized human remains discovered Oct. 14 in a Garberville transient camp next to U.S. Highway 101 have been identified as 30-year-old Robert James Flaherty of Sugarcreek, Ohio, according to Humboldt County Deputy Coroner Trevor J. Enright. Flaherty’s death, of gunshot wounds, is believed to be homicide, says a news release from Enright. Previously: Two…
UPDATE: Homicide Arrest in Redway
UPDATED: After notifying next of kin, the Humboldt County Coroner’s Office has released the name of the shooting victim, Daneyal Mohammad Siddique, a 40-year-old man who lived in Redway. PREVIOUSLY: The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man on suspicion of murder after a shooting at the Dean Creek Resort north of Redway early this morning. Jason…
Supes to Discuss Jail Release Policy
The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors will look over this year’s grand jury recommendations tomorrow, including the report that called for the end of Humboldt County Jail’s late night release policy. Sheriff Mike Downey said in August that the jail would not comply with the report, and would continue to release people between 10 p.m.…
‘Unfit for a Free Society’
A week after Bodhi Tree was sentenced to serve 105 years to life in state prison for murdering two people in Arcata last year and shooting a third in Eureka, a pre-sentencing report made public as a part of his case file sheds new light on the 29-year-old and his path through the criminal justice…
Police Promotions
Being a bit old school, I was put off at first. Eureka Police Chief Andy Mills was on the phone asking me to take part in a community panel that would help him decide who to promote to the position of EPD captain. The positions are critical to Mills’ plan for policing Eureka, which involves…
Free Derby Tickets!
It went dormant in June, but Humboldt Roller Derby is back on the scene with a BANG! And a POW! It’s a night of super heroes and mega villians at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 18 at the Redwood Acres Fairgrounds, with the Widow Makers versus the North Jetty Betty’s; that’s right, two Humboldt Roller…
France, Italy, Texas
Nothing ever got worse because somebody spooned mascarpone cheese on it. It’s like the missing link between whipped cream and cream cheese. Thanks, Italy. Case in point: the French toast at Benbow Inn ($14; 445 Lake Benbow Drive, Garberville). If the weather’s nice, order it on the veranda overlooking the bridge. Just nibble at the…
Former Sheriff’s Sgt. Charged with On-Duty Rape
A former Humboldt County Sheriff’s sergeant has been charged with committing rape and sexual battery while on duty last year. Jason Scott Daniels, 41, was arrested Oct. 18, 2013 by investigators with the Humboldt County District Attorney’s Office based on allegations that he sexually assaulted a woman while detaining her. Thursday, the DA’s Office filed…
Glue Guns Blazing
Four teams enter, one team leaves … with the title of Extreme Ultimate Supreme Craft Master. Who will emerge victorious, battle scarred and war weary from SCRAP Humboldt’s Rebel Craft Rumble this year? The creative reuse center is back at the Arcata Playhouse with another high-speed competition and fundraiser on Saturday, Oct. 18 at 8…
Vote This Way
Editor: At any moment, an emergency could affect us, our family or our community. It is critical for Eureka to have trained first responders. A yes vote on Measure Q will contribute greatly to that need. Measure Q is not a new tax, but a vote to continue the existing half-cent sales tax voters approved…
Oregonja
While California can’t even get reasonable medical marijuana regulations on the books, our neighbors to the north will vote on legalization in November. A June poll showed the Beaver State strongly in favor of freeing recreational weed, while a September poll swings the opposite way. The measure has notable supporters, including a former U.S. attorney…
Why Journalists Often Get It Wrong
“[The journalist] ought therefore to consider himself as subject at least to the first law of history, the obligation to tell the truth.” Samuel Johnson, Of the Duty of a Journalist, 1758 The 18th century literary genius Samuel Johnson won lasting fame for compiling the first historical dictionary of the English language. But for much…
Saddle Up!
I’m fresh off the trail with Sis Bruner of Redwood Trails Horse Rides. An Orick native, Bruner grew up out by the little red schoolhouse just south of town. As a young girl, when her dad wouldn’t buy her a horse (because you can’t milk a horse) she rode a dairy cow instead. “Years ago,”…
Sour Grapes
Anyone who thinks farm life is simple and idyllic has never tried to preserve without the benefit of gas heat and electric refrigerators. As a kid, I watched my mom make pickles using an heirloom pickling crock and an intimidating amount of wax. The whole process seemed like something best left to the professionals. That…
Rock of Ages
You may be familiar with All Ages Humboldt’s Facebook page. If so, you saw the sad post about the Placebo losing its home at The Ink Annex on Oct. 31. This development leaves the folks behind the all-ages events without a space to host them. “If anyone knows of a possible new location for The Placebo,” the plea…
Naked
I rolled with my wife in the neck of the woods we got poison oak and scratched till our skin fell off We walk around as skeletons, fully exposed now our kids respect us — Matt Bryant
Sssssmokin’
Barry Lee’s dental office, on the southwest corner at J and 10th streets in Arcata, is a tranquil converted home, its bright green lawn sunken below the sidewalk and speckled with hedges and trees. The little neighborhood corner has been decidedly less quiet recently, according to residents who say Arcata’s downtown smoking and open alcohol…
Awkward Reunions
Reviews THE SKELETON TWINS. I don’t bear heartfelt indie dramedies any ill will, but they rarely suit my taste. Maybe I’ve been made callous by decades of broad Hollywood entertainments and hardboiled crime fiction. Whatever the reason, there’s some bridge-building to be done in order for me to connect with a movie like The Skeleton…
Wage Battle
Editor: As businesses with a long-term interest in the economic health of our community, we want to share some of our views of Measure R, on this Novembers’ ballot. (See this week’s cover story, page 14.) We are committed to our employees and staff, and understand the reasons why a higher minimum wage is important.…
GM-Oh-No!
Editor: I was disappointed by the article “Fear vs. Hope” (Oct. 2) about Measure P, the effort to ban GMOs from being grown in Humboldt County. I felt that it painted a picture of GMOs being safe, and anti-GMO activists to be angry and fearmongering as opposed to cautious and sensible. I also found this…
So Bad It’s Good
Anybody can like Citizen Kane. If you’re truly passionate about film, a disciple of celluloid, then you appreciate the cringe-inducing cheapness of Bad Cinema. There’s charm in the wild abandon with which clueless filmmakers throw themselves into the craft. The best bad movies are watchable for the sheer delusion (necessary for their existence) that bleeds…
